Lexington boxer Samantha Kinchen won her second 3-0 bout Wednesday in the Women’s Junior/Youth World Championships at Albena, Bulgaria.

Samantha Kinchen with coach William “Sarge” Farris. (Maloney photo)

A Henry Clay graduate and now a freshman at the University of Kentucky, Kinchen decisioned Tetiana Ryzhenkova of Ukraine, thus advancing to Friday’s semifinal medal round. The Youth welterweight (152 pounds) won her opening bout Monday by the same score, over Ana-Roxana Patrascu of Romania.

Kinchen’s semifinal opponent will be Gauhar Yermekbay of Kazakhstan.

Kinchen is among six of 10 Team USA fighters to reach the medal round.